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5-Day Truce Between Turkish And Kurdish Forces Expires Tuesday

11:14am October 21, 2019

by Jane Arraf

Kurdish-Syrian fighters say they have withdrawn from a key border city as part of a U.S. brokered deal with Turkish forces. But both Turkey and the Kurds accuse the other of breaking the ceasefire.

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Kamel Guemari is a manager of a McDonald's in a neighborhood in Marseille, France, that's known for crime and drug gangs. He has been leading an employee charge to save the restaurant, which has become a vital community anchor in an under-resourced immigr

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Save The .... McDonald's? One Franchise In France Has Become A Social Justice Cause

10:29am October 21, 2019

by Eleanor Beardsley

McDonald's employees in Marseille are fighting to save their restaurant. For them, McD's isn't a capitalist giant; it's a vital community anchor in an under-resourced immigrant neighborhood.

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This notice on a cigarette packet in Thailand shows the potential impact of reduced blood circulation to extremities because of smoking. Such pictorial warnings are among the anti-smoking measures that are more likely to be found in countries that have li

Which Countries Do Best — And Worst — At Keeping Big Tobacco Out Of Politics

8:57am October 21, 2019

by Nurith Aizenman

The first-ever Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index points to the creative rules that some nations use — and what happens when contact isn't policed.

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Kurds Leave Northern Syria As Truce With Turkey Is Set To Expire

7:27am October 21, 2019

NPR's Noel King talks to Mona Yacoubian, formerly with the State Department and now with the U.S. Institute of Peace, about the pause in hostilities in northern Syria.

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Violent Protests Rock The Chilean Capital Of Santiago

6:13am October 21, 2019

There have been violent protests in the streets of Santiago since plans for a metro fare increase were announced. Protests continued even after the planned increase was withdrawn.

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Canadians Go To The Polls. Will Trudeau's Party Stay In Power?

5:46am October 21, 2019

by David McGuffin

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is fighting the battle of his political life — he is locked in a virtual tie with the opposition Conservative Party.

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Lebanon Is Crippled By Massive Anti-Government Protests

5:45am October 21, 2019

by Daniel Estrin

In Lebanon, cabinet members on Monday are expected to approve changes — including halving ministers' wages — in a bid to ease an economic crisis and defuse protests.

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News Brief: Northern Syria Incursion, Impeachment Inquiry, Opioid Trial

5:43am October 21, 2019

The five-day truce between Turkish and Kurdish forces expires Tuesday. The House hears from more witnesses in the impeachment probe. And, a landmark federal opioid trial begins Monday in Cleveland.

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Allies Mark 75th Anniversary Of MacArthur Arriving In The Philippines

5:04am October 21, 2019

by Julie McCarthy

It was 75 years ago this month that Gen. Douglas MacArthur landed on the Philippine island of Leyte — leading to the end of the Japanese occupation there, and hastening the end of WWII.

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Michael Stumo and his wife Nadia Milleron, whose daughter was killed in the Ethiopian Airlines Flight crash, attend a House committee hearing June 19. They and other victims' families have been a driving force in the campaign to keep the Boeing 737 Max gr

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Crash Victim's Family Pushes To Keep Boeing 737 Max From Flying Again Too Soon

5:00am October 21, 2019

by Jim Zarroli

The death of Samya Stumo in an Ethiopian Airlines crash stirred her parents to take action against regulators and Boeing. Victims' families want regulators to order a complete review of the 737 Max.

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